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5D4N Sabah Intellectual Tours

TOUR CODE: BKI34

Sabah occupies the top portion of the beautiful island of Borneo, and covers an area of 74,000 sq. km with a coastline that is washed by the South China Sea, Sulu Sea and the Celebes Sea.

Sabah is known as "The Land Below The Wind" as it sits below the typhoon belt. It is home to some of the worlds oldest jungles, and the magnificent Mount Kinabalu, which is the highest mountain peak in South-east Asia.

The capital of the state is Kota Kinabalu (generally known as KK) was formerly known as Jesselton. Also known as Api-Api by the locals, which is a Malay word meaning 'Fire' due to frequent city destruction caused by fire. There were only 3 buildings survived towards the end of World War II. In the year 2000, KK was officially declared as City.

TOUR PROGRAM

DAY 1

Upon arrival, as you assemble you will be briefed on the Village Rules...the Dos & the Dons ,As you enter through the suspension bridge, you will be fascinated with the sight of a river flowing. **Visit each tribe traditional house and do some in house activities and stopover at demo. Huts. ** There will be a Welcome Ceremony at one of the tribe houses. Then proceed for cultural performance. After the performance, you will be led to the Dining Hall. You may leisure around for about 15 mins. To shop, take photos or just relax and enjoy the natural surrounding. Enjoy delectable traditional and fusion cuisines for high tea before the end of the tour. Time to bid a primordial farewell to the village. Depart ONE BORNEO hyper mall to enjoy a shopping here . Check in Hotel to choose.

DAY 2

After breakfast, meet hotel lobby , Guests will be greeted by our tour Guide upon arriving at the Padang Merdeka, the starting point of the Walk. beginning from the Padang Merdeka takes approximately one hour ,After a short briefing, proceed with the tour right at the Padang Merdeka and the walk will cover other historical sites and buildings such as the Atkinson Clock Tower ( Photo Stop) Australia Place (Photo Stop Sabah Tourism Building ( By pass) Jesselton Hotel, Gaya Street. There will be a short stop over at the Museum Kopitiam (own expenses) for a simple traditional tea break. Tour will be continue to Visit the Poh Toh Tse Buddist temple ( Photo stop) , Likas City Mosque ( Photo Stop) Menara Mustapha 32 storey building with its column free floors (Photo stop) . Unravel Sabah's heritage at the Stage Mosque(Photo Stop) ,Jesselton Point (By pass) North Borneo War Memorial (by pass) Malaysia Monument (By pass) Shop at the Handicraft and dry seafood market at Sinsuran, where there are a variety of handcraft sold. Afternoon continue to Weston Wetland, one of the closest river cruises around two hour's drive from the city of KK. It is also centered around the biggest wetland reserve in the state of Sabah ( Wetland Mangrove Forest Reserve )En' route stop by for a famous " SATAY PAPAR" , Local fruit and "IKAN BILIS" stall
1500hrs - stop at "LUBOK WESTON" - Surprise - you can easily find the pitcher plants here, And finally, here's a shot of some of those incredible little pitcher plant
1600 hrs - Arrive at jetty, transfer to Resort for local tea /coffee and cakes will be served.
1630 hrs - The tour starts after tea. Board boat for river cruise to search for the odd nosed monkeys of Borneo - the Proboscis Monkeys, catching glimpses of the Long Tail Macaque, rare Silver Langur and occasionally birds of prey like the Crested Serpent eagle or White Bellied Sea eagle. When darkness sets in, on the return journey to the jetty, witness nature's display of Christmas lights - the fireflies.
1830 hrs - Arrive at the jetty for a traditional dinner overlooking the River
1930hrs - Transfer back to hotel to choose.

DAY 3

Breakfast at hotel.
09:00hrs - Meet at lobby and transfer to jetty for daytrip to Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. A short boat ride brings you to Sapi island where you can swim, snorkel, enjoy the beach or even do some watersports such as parasailing, banana boat and scuba doo submersible (watersports are optional activites paid with cash). BBQ lunch. After lunch return to mainland and transfer back to hotel. Evening Continue with a visit to Tanjung Aru beach, one of the best places to see the marvelous sunset of Sabah. Transfer back to hotel to choose.

DAY 4

Breakfast at hotel.
0730hrs - meet at hotel lobby & 2 hour's drive through lush verdant countryside where you Will be amazed find butter cups, rhododendrons, a wide array of exotic orchids, pitcher plants and etc . visit Poring Hot Spring substation of Kinabalu Park by driving past the town of Ranau. In this area, fruit orchards, bamboo grooves and Rafflesia flower are abundant with the highlight being the Canopy Walk. After the walk, massage the tired feet in the hot spring. Afternoon continue your journey to Kundasang War Memorial, This war memorial is a tribute to remember the 2,428 Australian and British prisoners of war who died during the Sandakan Death Marches and at the Sandakan. lunch at cottage hotel .Afternoon continue to visit private mushroom farm is managed by Cottage Hotel .Tasty & Yummy that was how we felt with the fresh mushroom we bought from the farm when compare to the normal dried one from China. However you have to cook it within 2 days because they don't last. Than continue to the Desa Cattle farm, this rolling green meadows stretching as far as to the foothill of Mount Kinabalu is home to dairy cattle's offering a fantastic view. Transfer back to hotel to choose.

DAY 5

Breakfast at hotel, then proceed to FungSeng seafood factory and Chocolate Boutique buying a Sabah seafood and chocolate . transfer to Kota Kinabalu International Airport for flight departure.

Note: Every person participates in any tour or holiday organized by the company shall be regarded in every respect as carrying his / her own risk with respect to loss or injury to person or property. The company does not accept responsibility for losses or expenses due to delay, sickness, weather, strikes, war, quarantine or other travelers.